With the 2007 NFL draft well underway, it's time for sports bettors around the world to start thinking of the 2008 Super Bowl and the early odds available. 

This is Carrie Stroup reporting for Sports911.com and this may be a great time to start placing those future bets on the 2008 Super Bowl.  The folks from Super Book (see website here) will be posting the latest 2008 Super Bowl betting odds immediately following this year's NFL draft.  NFL draft picks may have a significant impact on how well a team performs in the coming year.  We need only look at the New Orleans Saints and Tennessee Titans this past season in order to understand this concept.

These were the odds to win the 2008 Super Bowl entering into the 2007 NFL Draft Picks Weekend:

Arizona Cardinals 60-1

Atlanta Falcons 50-1

Baltimore Ravens 15-1

Buffalo Bills 50-1

Carolina Panthers 18-1

Chicago Bears 10-1

Cincinnati Bengals 15-1

Cleveland Browns 100-1

Dallas Cowboys 15-1

Detroit Lions 100-1

Green Bay Packers 50-1

Houston Texans 100-1

Indianapolis Colts 6-1

Jacksonville Jaguars 30-1

Kansas City Chiefs 30-1

Miami Dolphins 40-1

Minnesota Vikings 75-1

New England Patriots 10-1

New Orleans Saints 18-1

New York Giants 20-1

New York Jets 30-1

Oakland Raiders 100-1

Philadelphia Eagles 18-1

Pittsburgh Steelers 10-1

Saint Louis Rams 60-1

San Diego Chargers 6-1

San Francisco 49ers 75-1

Seattle Seahawks 20-1

Tampa Bay Buccaneers 75-1

Tennessee Titans 40-1

Washington Redskins 50-1

JaMarcus Russell, the big-play quarterback from LSU, was the first pick in today's NFL draft as the Oakland Raiders (100 to 1 early odds of winning the 2008 Super Bowl) pulled no surprises.

The 6-foot-6 junior comes off an impressive season and a superb Sugar Bowl that helped catapult him to the top spot. And with the Raiders coming off a 2-14 year in which they had the league’s worst offense, he easily could be the starter on opening day.

“I kind of had faith in it. Everybody had been talking about it for a while,” Russell said of being chosen first. “It’s a dream come true. Growing up as a kid playing every sport in life and always seeing the guys on the professional level, and here I am today.”

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Carrie Stroup, Sports911.com

Originally published April 28, 2007 4:21 pm ET